Daily Archives: November 7, 2008

Malaysian Blogger Fights a System He Perfected

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via the New York Times By SETH MYDANS Published: November 5, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — In a vast office at the top of one of the world’s tallest buildings, former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad sits at a broad, glass-topped … Continue reading →

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YouTube Eyes Full-Length Movies; The TBS of Online Video?

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Mashable November 6, 2008 – 9:55 am PDT – by Adam Ostrow YouTube is set to begin offering full length feature films within “30 to 90 days” according to CNET. Parent company Google is said to be discussing a … Continue reading →

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Change.gov you can believe in?

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via ARS Technica By Julian Sanchez | Published: November 06, 2008 – 05:26PM CT Only time will tell whether President-Elect Barack Obama will be able to deliver on his promise to bring change to government, but the Illinois senator has … Continue reading →

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Poll Crashers Tilt Unscientific Polls Their Way

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Media Shift by Simon Owens, November 6, 2008 During the Republican National Convention, NOW, a PBS weekly TV news magazine, posted an unscientific poll on its website asking viewers to vote on whether they thought vice presidential nominee Sarah … Continue reading →

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Battered, but not broken: understanding the WPA crack

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via ARS Technica By Glenn Fleishman | Published: November 06, 2008 – 07:25PM CT Finding a slim vector Academic researchers have found an exploitable hole in a popular form of wireless networking encryption. The hole is in a part of … Continue reading →

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Malaysian Court Frees Blogger

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via The New York Times By THOMAS FULLER Published: November 7, 2008 BANGKOK — In what lawyers described as a landmark ruling, a court in Malaysia on Friday ordered the release of one of the country’s best known bloggers, ruling … Continue reading →

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Worldwide broadband prices drop 20% in less than a year

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via ARS Technica By Nate Anderson | Published: November 07, 2008 – 05:10AM CT UK analysis firm Point Topic has just released its new set of worldwide broadband figures, and the news is encouraging: broadband is getting cheaper, fast. Prices … Continue reading →

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